Carol leaves her marriage in the middle of the night. She left behind her alcoholic cop husband after his irresponsibility lead to the death of their six YO daughter. Twenty four years later, on their daughter's birthday, her ex shows up and asks a huge favor. He's dying from a brain tumor and wants to fulfill a promise they made to their daughter. Still reeling from the death of her second husband months earlier, she reluctantly agrees. A tale of forgiveness, letting go of the past, reflection and moving forward. Touching story. Loved this quote: "You know what's depressing? Standing at the finish line and realizing there's no going back. There's no do-overs. When it's done, it's done. I had everything. I had the world in my hands, and I pissed it away. You have no idea how much I wish I could go back."

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This review from Amazon reflects how I felt about this book. Wish I had read it before trying to read the book:

I found this so boring and repetitive. I could not get into the characters because I didn't get much from the first 60 pages other than the wife resented the husband for past behavior and their daughter had died and she blamed him. Why?? Just spit it out! I just dragged and dragged and I could not go on the journey with them to the places they wanted to take their daughter.

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